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ENWW 7 Using color and fonts 157
Several factors can influence your ability to match printed colors to those on your monitor.
These include the following factors:
● print media
● printer colorants (inks or toners, for example)
● printing process (inkjet, press, or laser technology, for example)
● overhead lighting
● personal differences in the perception of color
● software programs
● printer drivers
● computer operating system
● monitors
● video cards and drivers
● operating environment (humidity, for example)
Keep these factors in mind when colors on your screen do not perfectly match your printed
colors.
For most users, the best method for matching colors on your screen to your MFP is to print
sRGB colors.
For more information about solving issues that are related to color output, see “Solving
output-quality problems” on page 317.
PANTONE®* color matching
PANTONE®* has multiple color matching systems. The PANTONE®* Matching System is
very popular and uses solid inks to generate a wide range of color hues and tints. See
www.hp.com
for details about how to use PANTONE®* Matching System with this MFP.
Sample book color matching
The process for matching output to preprinted sample books and standard color
references is complex. In general, you can obtain a reasonably good match to a sample
book if the inks used to create the sample book are cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.
These are usually referred to as process color sample books.
Some sample books are created from spot colors. Spot colors are specially created
colorants. Many of these spot colors are outside of the gamut of the MFP. Most spot color
sample books have companion process sample books that provide CMYK approximations
to the spot color.
Most process sample books will have a note about what process standards were used to
print the sample book. In most cases the process is SWOP, EURO, or DIC. To achieve
optimal color matching to the process sample book, select the corresponding ink
emulation from the printer menu. If you cannot identify the process standard, use SWOP
ink emulation.
Color samples
To print RGB and CMYK sample books from the control panel, open the Information
menu and selecting P
RINT RGB SAMPLES or PRINT CMYK SAMPLES. (See “Control-panel
menus” on page 123 in chapter 6 for more information.) The samples can be used to